Putin says operation ‘going to plan’, war rages despite talks
By James Mackenzie and Natalia Zinets Russian bombs rained down on Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, Ukrainian official said, despite talk of compromise from both Moscow...
Ukraine crisis
UK’s Johnson fails to secure public oil rise pledges after talks with Saudi, UAE
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and William James British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held talks about energy security on Wednesday with the de facto leaders of...
Sanctions-savaged Russia teeters on brink of historic default
The economic cost of Russia’s assault on Ukraine was fully exposed on Wednesday as Vladimir Putin’s sanctions-ravaged government teetered on the brink of its first...
Russia says parts of a Ukraine compromise deal are close
Russia said on Wednesday that some parts of a possible peace deal with Ukraine were close to being agreed after Kyiv agreed to discuss neutrality,...
Osadchiy warns that Moscow is keeping score, recording Nicosia’s positions
Russian ambassador to Nicosia, Stanislav Osadchiy has warned that Moscow is keeping score and will take everything that Nicosia does as regards the war in...
Ukraine says 20,000 escape besieged Mariupol; UK says Russian forces struggling
About 20,000 people have managed to escape the besieged port of Mariupol in private cars, the Ukrainian interior ministry said on Wednesday, but hundreds of...
Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition
By Vigya Sharma The Russia-Ukraine crisis is already a human catastrophe. And it could also prove disastrous for climate action by slowing the global energy...
Abramovich to be stripped of his Portuguese citizenship?
An inquiry into the granting of Portuguese citizenship to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings against employees involved in...
China says Taiwan ‘taking advantage’ of Ukraine as island sends more aid
China’s government on Wednesday lambasted Taiwan’s humanitarian aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia as “taking advantage of other’s difficulties” after the island announced it was sending...
Three EU country leaders arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine
The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia arrived in Kyiv by train on Tuesday to show support for Ukraine, the first foreign...
